Scan barcode
A review by readgreed
Sweet Silver Blues by Glen Cook
5.0
I came across this book while I was looking for snarky detectives and this turned out to be a whole lot more! A knockout lover - check! An impossible client - check! A semi-bumbling PI - check! Good friends who sacrifice for the impossible - check!
Having a non-magical human solving fantastical problems was a good twist to the trope of magic being all wonderful and the main character constantly being overshadowed by an impossibly handsome elf was just so much malarkey!
The fast-flowing plot set in the fictional city of TunFaire with all kinds of mythical creatures in own zones (almost like the Jerusalem Old City) in a restive, yet somehow bustling environment, is a howler of a setup for the series.
The best lines definitely go to the most dead character of all - a murdered Loghyr, whose spirit had lingered for over 4 centuries!
Having a non-magical human solving fantastical problems was a good twist to the trope of magic being all wonderful and the main character constantly being overshadowed by an impossibly handsome elf was just so much malarkey!
The fast-flowing plot set in the fictional city of TunFaire with all kinds of mythical creatures in own zones (almost like the Jerusalem Old City) in a restive, yet somehow bustling environment, is a howler of a setup for the series.
The best lines definitely go to the most dead character of all - a murdered Loghyr, whose spirit had lingered for over 4 centuries!